Electron stimulation via photon emitting radiation

Abstract

The device of the present invention includes a radiation generator capable of emitting photons to a target area, a power supply and a fuel transporter fluidly connected to the target area. Fuel is introduced into the target area via the fuel transporter to inlet nipple. In the target area, preferably a reservoir, the fuel passes over the radiation generator, which may be a non-pressurized ultraviolet element. Alternate embodiments of the radiation generator may include a laser. The invention also includes a process for ionizing a target, such as fuel for combustion, by irradiating the fuel with photons at an effective distance and an effective wavelength not less than about 1×1011 Hz.

We claim:  
     
       1. A device for use in a combustion engine, comprising: 
       a radiation generator for generating and emitting radiation with a frequency in the range of not less than about 1×10 11  Hz;  
       means for directing said radiation to a target area along a fuel line at a position spaced from a combustion chamber of the engine;  
       a power supply for the operation of the radiation generator connected thereto; and  
       a fuel transporter fluidly connected to the target area to deliver fuel in passage from the fuel tank along the fuel line to the target area and, following radiation, to deliver fuel from the target area along a further length of fuel line to the combustion engine.  
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the target area is positioned within a reservoir fluidly connected to the upstream end of the fuel line by means of an inlet and to the downstreamd end of the fuel line by an outlet. 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 2 , wherein the radiation generator is suspended within the reservoir between a first seal adjacent to the inlet to the reservoir and a second seal approximate to the outlet of the reservoir. 
     
     
       4. The device of  3 , wherein the radiator generator has a first end and a second end, with the first end being inserted into and secured by the first seal and the second end being inserted into and secured by the second seal, there being a first wire attached to the radiation generator through the first end seal and a second wire attached to the radiation generator through the second end seal, the wires being connected to the power supply. 
     
     
       5. The device of  claim 4  wherein a steel tubing wire conduit covers part of the first wire which runs through the radiation generator from the first end to the second end. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 1  wherein the target area is positioned within a volume of the fuel line. 
     
     
       7. The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an air intake immediately preceding the target area to permit irradiation of a fuel air mixture. 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said means for directing said radiation to the target area is a fiber optic cable. 
     
     
       9. A device for use in a combustion engine comprising; 
       a radiation generator emitting radiation with a frequency in the range of not less than about 1×10 11  Hz;  
       a fiber optic cable adapted to direct the radiation from the radiation generator to a target area, the target area being positioned at a location remote from a combustion chamber of the engine;  
       a power supply for the operation of the radiation generator connected thereto; and  
       a fuel transporter fluidly connected to the target area to transport fuel in passage to the engine, to the target area for irradiation, and from the target area to a fuel line for further passage to the combustion chamber.  
     
     
       10. A combustion engine comprising: 
       a combustion chamber;  
       air intake means fluidly connected to the combustion chamber;  
       a fuel tank upstream of the combustion chamber;  
       a fuel line fluidly connecting the fuel tank to the combustion chamber;  
       a radiation generator for generating and emitting radiation with a frequency in the range of not less than about 1×10 11  Hz;  
       means for directing said radiation to a target area along a fuel line at a position spaced from the combustion chamber;  
       a power supply for the operation of said radiation generator connected thereto; and  
       a fuel transporter fluidly connected to the target area to deliver fuel in passage from the fuel tank along the fuel line to the target area and, following radiation, to deliver fuel from the target area along a further length of the fuel line to the combustion chamber.